Event Details
Event Description
Whether you're new to metacognitive writing instruction or looking to deepen your practice, this session will explore how to move students from reluctant writers to confident authors. Through this approach, teachers position themselves as experts in their content area who think aloud, model authentic processes, and gradually release responsibility. Dr. Jenell Krishnan will demonstrate how metacognitive writing throughout the writing process supports all writers to become strong, confident writers.
This session is hands-on, interactive, and designed with YOU in mind. Walk away with a revised unit plan you can implement in your classroom the very next day. Engage in discussions, practice new strategies, write alongside colleagues, and collaborate to strengthen your instructional toolkit.
Presenter bio: Jenell Krishnan, PhD, is a literacy scholar, educator, and teacher professional developer. She is currently the Director of Writing Apprenticeship at WestEd, where she supports educators in improving their writing instructional practice in discipline-specific ways. Her work has been recognized by the American Education Research Association.
Please bring three things:
What: A unit or a set of lesson plans that includes multi-paragraph writing.
Why: We will be revising these plans based on aspects of what you learned that you want to adopt.
What: A mentor text that represents the type of writing that you want your students to write. (This might be the same text type from your unit.)
Why: We will explore how to read like writers to adopt or adapt the craft moves of published authors.
- ELA examples -- a literary analysis published in the LA Times for the subscribers, a book review published on NPR.org for people who read fiction, or a poetry analysis published on PoetryFoundation.org for people who read poetry.
History/Social Studies examples -- an opinion editorial published in the NY Times on current events for their subscribers, a podcast transcript that explores a historical issue, or a blog post from a university department of history written for those who are passionate about history.
What: your laptop and charger
Why: Some of your reading and writing will be digital.
Curricular Group
Interdisciplinary
Fee
$200 if worksite is within Clackamas County, $250 outside of Clackamas County
Contact Information
Dan Kimbrow
dkimbrow@clackesd.org
Session Information
Total PDUs:
14
